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N0. 578,832. Patented Mar. 16, 1897.

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DEVICE FOR HANDLING LUMBER'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 578,832, dated March16, 41897. Application filed August 1'7J 1896. Serial No. 602,970. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JEROME B. POPE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minco, in the county of Pontotoc, Indian Territory, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for HandlingLumber; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a device forhandling lumber when in a pile orotherwise, and is called by me a lumber-pull.

It consists of two pivoted levers having points upon one end thereof soarranged that when the other ends are grasped by the hand and claspedtogether the points will sink into the end and side of the piece oflumber and hold sufioiently to enable the piece to be drawn out of ormoved upon the pile.

The figure is a view of my device.

It consists of two levers B and D, pivoted at E. One of these leversD isapproximately straight. Both of the levers back of the pivotpoint aregiven a half turn or twist. The lever D beyond the pivot-point or uponthe short end thereof is curved around and sharpened, as at F. Back ofthe pivot-point it is given the quarter-turn, and the other end is alsocurved up so as to iit' the hand. The other lever B crosses the firstlever at right angles, and just back of the pivot-point is bent at aright angle, so that the long arm will lie parallel to the other lever.This has a loop or eye formed in its rear end. The position of said loopand the curve upon the rear end of the lever D are so placed in relationto each other that they may be grasped by the hand, the fingers of thehand remaining forward of the curve in the rear end of the lever D andthe thumb passing through the loop in the rear end of the lever B.

In using my device the point Gr upon the4 short end of the lever B isplaced against the end of the board or stick of timber which it isdesired to handle. The other point F upon the leverB rests upon the topof the board. The iirstpoint G is pressed into the end of the board andthen the arms ofthe lever are brought together. This presses the point Finto the side of the board a short distance back fromthe end. This willhold firmly, and a strong pull upon the device may be exerted withoutloosening the points. By

-this device it is a simple matter to securely catch hold of any boardor stick of timber, even if only a very small portion of the end of itis accessible. It also enables timbers of considerable size to be firmlygrasped without being able to get under them.

This device will be found very convenient about lumber-yards and otherplaces where lumber is stored and handled. It is very simple ofconstruction and of such small size and weight that it may be keptalways by a person.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for handling lumber, consisting of two pivoted levers, oneof said levers having a recurved point upon its outer end and beingrecurved at its rear end to fit the hand, the other lever being of abell-crank shape and having a point projecting from its short end towardthe iirst point, and the rear end of said lever having a loop therein,substantially as described.

2. In adevice for handlinglumber, the combination of a straight leverhaving upon oneend thereof a recurved hook and a recurved hand-guardupon the opposite end, both of the same curving toward the same side ofthe lever, with a bell-crank lever pivoted to the said lever and havinga sharp point projecting from the short end thereof toward the hook uponthe first lever, the short arm of the bell-crank lever being about halfthe length of the short arm of the straight lever, and a loop in therear end of the bell-crank lever, substantially as described.V

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JEROME B. POPE.

Witnesses:

C. B. CAMPBELL, H. W. JoHNsoN.

